Nipple Advice Please :-)

36 year old FTM here (26 weeks, 3 days). At my regular check-up on Tuesday my midwife did a breast exam (I complained that they were sore and getting bigger by the hour - or so it seems). Everything was fine in the boob department but she said that my nipples are a little short. She told me to start stretching them outwards daily and demonstrated how to do it. But holy crap it hurt! Just wanted to know if any of you lovely ladies have had a similar experience and did the stretching help? If not, what did you do? I am set on breastfeeding so appreciate any advice.

36 year old FTM here (26 weeks, 3 days). At my regular check-up on Tuesday my midwife did a breast exam (I complained that they were sore and getting bigger by the hour - or so it seems). Everything was fine in the boob department but she said that my nipples are a little short. She told me to start stretching them outwards daily and demonstrated how to do it. But holy crap it hurt! Just wanted to know if any of you lovely ladies have had a similar experience and did the stretching help? If not, what did you do? I am set on breastfeeding so appreciate any advice.

Just from what I have read short nipples aren't a big problem even flat nipples can be worked around around by most;it's when they are inverted that they can cause big problems. I guess lucky for me I have big nipple lol and bf dd no problems. But babies take much more then your nipple in their mouth, they have a large chunk of breast in there too. Also you might as well start on the nipple work, I think it's key to toughen up your nipples before you start bf. If your concerned i would contact a lactation consultant or your delivering hospital and take a bfing class.

Just from what I have read short nipples aren't a big problem even flat nipples can be worked around around by most;it's when they are inverted that they can cause big problems. I guess lucky for me I have big nipple lol and bf dd no problems. But babies take much more then your nipple in their mouth, they have a large chunk of breast in there too. Also you might as well start on the nipple work, I think it's key to toughen up your nipples before you start bf. If your concerned i would contact a lactation consultant or your delivering hospital and take a bfing class.

I recently took a class at my hospital and they said that they do not recommend toughening up your nipples anymore because they discovered it can lead to pre-term labor. I honestly wouldn't mess with my nipples at all before birth. And, my breast feeding class said that RE: predicting breast feeding issues, the key is whether you have flat or inverted nipples, which can create a challenge. They never mentioned short nipples. Hope this helps!

I recently took a class at my hospital and they said that they do not recommend toughening up your nipples anymore because they discovered it can lead to pre-term labor. I honestly wouldn't mess with my nipples at all before birth. And, my breast feeding class said that RE: predicting breast feeding issues, the key is whether you have flat or inverted nipples, which can create a challenge. They never mentioned short nipples. Hope this helps!

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